Please find below an article to appear in the Forum section of the upcoming issue of Abilities Magazine. It’s a good summary of the productivity of the Ontario project to date.
Toward an Ontario Brain Strategy – NHCC Ontario work – Abilities Magazine

BrainTrust Canada is again hosting the Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury on April 28, 29, and 30 of 2010 in Naramata B.C. Above is a preview of what you can look forward to at this year’s conference. More information, view the program and register. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thank you!
OCBI Conference 2010
conference@braintrustcanada.com

Time: 2:00 pm
Date: Sunday January 17, 2010
Place: Room 1613 – Veterans Memorial Building
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
Room 13-009/010
13th Floor, Victoria Building, VG Site, QEII
Phone: (902) 473-7301
Fax: (902) 473-7302
Mail: PO Box 8804, Halifax, NS B3K 5M4
Website: www3.ns.sympatico.ca/bians1

A Helping Hand to a New Beginning

Happy Brain Injury Awareness Month!

I am very excited to announce our exciting upcoming event, the In a Nutshell Helmet Festival !!! Join us on June 28th at Esquimalt Gorge Park for fun activities with firefighters, cyclists, mascots, balloon art, helmet decorating, food and more.

Think you might want a fancy new bicycle for the summer? Complete our Passport Challenge for a chance to WIN a new bicycle and helmet that were generously donated by HUB International! You can also win one of many super cool helmets donated by our presenting sponsor Nutcase. Check out their unique designs at www.nutcasehelmets.com .

For more information about this exciting event, please see the poster below, and check out our NEW improved website at www.vbis.ca.

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this message to others so that everyone can enjoy this great event!

Hello from Halifax,

The Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia, along with one of its partners, are trying to find best practice models for the delivery of day programming to individuals who have acquired brain injury. Can you let me know what kind of programming models exist in your provinces as well as contact information on the best person so we can contact him/her directly to gather more information?

We would greatly appreciate any help and feedback you can give.

Sincerely,
Margo Dauphinee,
Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
Room 13-009/010, 13th Floor, Victoria Building, VG Site, QEII
Phone: (902) 473-7301, Fax: (902) 473-7302
Mail: PO Box 8804, Halifax, NS B3K 5M4
Website: www3.ns.sympatico.ca/bians1

A Helping Hand to a New Beginning

For Immediate Release
Attention: Assignment, Health, Lifestyle and City Editors

– The Brain Injury Association of Canada to name Insurance Bureau of Canada as title sponsor of new campaign.

(Toronto) – Torontonians will be shedding their winter gear for tropical threads this year at Toronto’s 5th Annual Hawaiian Oyster Odyssey.

The event will take place on Groundhog Day Monday, February 2nd at Chega Restaurant, 3391 Yonge Street from 6 to 9 pm. It kicks off a milestone year for the Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) with Hawaiian Oyster Odyssey (HOO) events taking place for the first time in every province across Canada.
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The Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST) invites you to join us on Thursday, June 12 at Nathan Phillips Square to celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month, featuring a Battle of the Bands hosted by Supernova!

The Survivor VIP tent opens at 3:30 – The Concert will begin at 5:30

There are many ways you can get involved:
As a member of the audience:
Enjoy the art show and the music. Stop by the Survivors VIP tent to meet friends, old and new
HOW? Just stop by, no fee or reservations required. Friendly BIST greeters will meet you if you are anxious about walking into a big space alone. Contact us at JuneGreeters@gmail.com

As an artist:
Display your visual art at a booth in the square. HOW? Call Julie Osbelt 416-425-6220 ext. 3298 josbelt@bloorview.ca

As a volunteer:
Offer your time and talent to help make this event a success and raise awareness of brain injury.
HOW? Contact Cynthia at (416)830-1485, or email info@bist.ca.

Hope to see you there!

Building an Injury Prevention Community Conference June 2-3, 2008
Join us for You and Me, Injury Free – Building an Injury Prevention Community, a Manitoba injury prevention conference.
Our conference will explore the many facets of injury prevention, with a focus on building and strengthening the capacity of our communities to prevent injuries.

Hear from world-renowned injury prevention experts and learn practical strategies and techniques to move your community to action to prevent injuries. Get the latest provincial injury prevention data and explore the trends and challenges that lie ahead. And network with injury prevention practitioners from across Manitoba and Canada

June 2,3, 2008
Winnipeg, Canada

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The Association des neurotraumatisés de l’Outaouais invites you to their ‘Sugaring Off’ party on March 19th at Domaine de l’Ange Gardien. Invitation

It’s time to plan our vacation weekend and this year we have decided (after listening to your suggestions) to make a change. We will therefore be going (yes, you guessed it) to the l’Auberge La Calèche à Sainte-Agathe in the Laurentians from Thursday July 24th to Saturday July 26 2008.